Disciplinary Actions
CHRISTOPHER ALLEN BRADSHAW (CHARLOTTE) – By Consent, the Commission permanently revoked the license of Mr. Bradshaw effective April 1, 2022. The Commission found that Mr. Bradshaw, was qualifying broker/broker-in-charge of a licensed firm and was also a general contractor and owner of a construction company. Mr. Bradshaw acted as listing agent to market properties built by his construction company. Mr. Bradshaw failed to disclose liens, judgments, and/or foreclosures that would prevent Mr. Bradshaw from closing on multiple properties. Mr. Bradshaw accepted multiple deposits which were required to be held by Seller while knowing that the properties could not close timely and then used those deposits to refund other deposits on failed transactions.
ERIC TROY BYRD (APEX) – The Commission accepted the voluntary surrender of the broker license of Mr. Byrd effective August 17, 2022. The Commission dismissed without prejudice allegations that Mr. Byrd violated provisions of the Real Estate License Law and Commission rules. Mr. Byrd neither admitted nor denied misconduct.
CITY VIEW TERRACES LLC (CHARLOTTE) – By Consent, the Commission permanently revoked the firm license of City View Terraces LLC effective April 1, 2022. The Commission found that City View Terraces acted as listing agent to market properties built by the construction company owned by the firm’s qualifying broker/broker-in-charge. City View Terraces LLC failed to disclose liens, judgments, and/or foreclosures that would prevent the firm’s qualifying broker/broker-in-charge from closing on multiple properties. The firm’s qualifying broker/broker-in-charge accepted multiple deposits which were required to be held by Seller while knowing that the properties could not close timely and then used those deposits to refund other deposits on failed transactions.
ALEXANDRA DOBRIN (CHARLOTTE) – By Consent, the Commission suspended the broker license of Ms. Dobrin for a period of 2 years, effective June 20, 2022. The Commission then stayed the suspension in its entirety. The Commission found that in June 2019, Ms. Dobrin acted as listing agent for the sale of property served by a septic system. Ms. Dobrin failed to obtain and review the septic permit and misrepresented the subject property as having four bedrooms when the septic permit specified three bedrooms. In 2020, Ms. Dobrin relisted the property for the buyer in the 2019 transaction and again failed to review the septic permit leading to the same misrepresentation. The property was subsequently listed by a new listing agent and the property was sold with the new buyer aware of the actual septic permit allowance. Ms. Dobrin has reached a settlement with the 2019 buyer to the buyer’s satisfaction.
LAURA JOY GUY (RALEIGH) – By Consent, the Commission suspended the broker license of Ms. Guy for a period of 3 months, effective May 1, 2022. The Commission found that in September 2021, Ms. Guy was enrolled in HPW Real Estate School in Postlicensing Course 303 – NCLAW. Ms. Guy was required to successfully complete an end-of-course exam to receive credit for the course. The exam was administered to Ms. Guy remotely, utilizing a proctor to facilitate and monitor the exam process. The proctor observed Ms. Guy had open notes during the exam and copied and pasted an exam question into a Word document on her computer. Screen shots were taken showing this activity.
OSAMA MILAD ESKANDER NICOLA (CHARLOTTE) – By Consent, the Commission suspended the broker license of Mr. Nicola for a period of 3 months, effective June 1, 2022. The Commission found that in January 2021, Mr. Nicola listed residential property he had purchased in September 2020 and failed to disclose that the extensive renovation work he supervised, had not been permitted or inspected. After the first buyer terminated following inspections, Mr. Nicola re-listed the property, used the original RPOADS on which he had answered no representation to all questions, and failed to disclose material facts learned from the first buyer’s home inspection. The Commission noted the Mr. Nicola has refunded the buyer the due diligence fee and other costs.
NOY PROPERTIES LLC (GARNER) – The Commission accepted the voluntary surrender of the firm license of Noy Properties LLC effective August 17, 2022. The Commission dismissed without prejudice allegations that Noy Properties violated provisions of the Real Estate License Law and Commission rules. Noy Properties neither admitted nor denied misconduct.
CORY STEPHEN RUSHATZ (SANFORD) – By Consent, the Commission suspended the broker license of Mr. Rushatz for a period of 30 days, effective July 1, 2022. The Commission found that in and around 2020, Mr. Rushatz, acting as listing broker, misrepresented the square footage of several properties by relying on county tax records to represent the square footage. Around January 2021, a member of Mr. Rushatz’s firm offered to buy property from a client to facilitate the sale of adjacent property of the client, and purchased the property. Mr. Rushatz, acting as listing broker for both tracts, failed to deliver a written disclosure of the potential conflict of interest to his seller-client. Mr. Rushatz also failed to terminate the listing agreement or refer the seller-client to another real estate brokerage firm prior to the transaction. The client was aware the purchaser was associated with the firm.
JACQUELINE DENISE YON (GARNER) – The Commission accepted the voluntary surrender of the broker license of Ms. Yon effective August 17, 2022. The Commission dismissed without prejudice allegations that Ms. Yon violated provisions of the Real Estate License Law and Commission rules. Ms. Yon neither admitted nor denied misconduct.